Episode 78: I’ll Take My Burnout To Go, Extra Cheese

In this episode, Dr. Junaid unpacks more reasons why physicians are leaving medicine even as traditional burnout rates improve. Drawing on 2024 research from the AMA, Mayo Clinic, and Stanford published in JAMA Network Open, he walks through the data and examines why wellness programs often backfire when offered instead of structural change, and offers one actionable step any physician can take right now. He also shares the Physician Support Line (1-888-409-0141), a free, confidential, non-reportable resource staffed by volunteer psychiatrists who understand your work. Rest refills gas tanks; it cannot repair cracked engines, and this episode is about naming the crack so you stop blaming yourself for it.